The frontrunners for their parties’ nominations are the most unpopular figures in American politics.
Author: Bill Schneider, The Hill
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In the 2020 election, voters rejected Trump but not necessarily Trumpism.
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Raising interest rates is a notoriously blunt tool – and Democrats do not tolerate recessions.
America Now Embracing the ‘Paranoid Style’
It is with Trump that Hofstadter’s paranoid style became most visible and powerful.
Republicans, COVID, and the Rise of ‘Militant Ignorance’
Most Republicans no longer have confidence in scientific knowledge; GOP confidence in science has declined by an eye-popping 27 points.
GOP Becoming a Cult of Know-Nothings
The party is now in the process of carrying out purges of heretics who do not worship Trump or accept all the tenets of MAGA.
Biden’s Deficiencies and Strengths Both on Display
Charles Dickens might have written about the first week of November for President Biden and the Democrats.
2022 and ‘the Passion Gap’-Republicans Are More Fired Up
Polling has a dirty little secret: Polls don’t measure intensity of opinion very well.